Tag: Hospitals
Blacks, Hispanics More Likely to Test Positive for SARS-CoV-2
However, once hospitalized, Black patients are less likely than Whites to have severe illness, and to die or be discharged to hospice
Kidney Disease Leading Risk Factor for COVID-19 Hospitalization
COVID-19 patients with end-stage renal disease 11 times more likely to be hospitalized versus patients with no kidney disease
Emergency Departments Saw Decrease in All Non-COVID-19 Diagnoses
Related decreases seen for specialty consultation and urgent inpatient procedures
Sedentary Behavior Linked to Heart Failure Hospitalization
Risk for heart failure hospitalization in postmenopausal women increased with sitting, sedentary behavior
Gestational Age at Birth Tied to Hospitalizations to Age 10
Children born <28 weeks had highest rate of hospital admission; risk also up for children born at 38 weeks
Admission Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in COVID-19
Patients with hyperglycemia had higher cumulative probability of mortality, independent of preexisting diabetes
AHA: Obese Patients More Likely to Be Hospitalized for COVID-19
Risk for in-hospital death, mechanical ventilation higher for obese patients; link between BMI and outcomes strongest for adults ≥50 years
AHA: Care for Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Patients Varies
Just over half of patients with type 2 MI seen by a cardiologist in hospital; most did not see a cardiologist for follow-up care
AHA: Blacks, Hispanics Make Up 53 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths
Mortality, MACE rates among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 did not differ by race, ethnicity
Early ECMO-Facilitated Resuscitation Ups Survival in OHCA
Findings seen among adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and refractory ventricular fibrillation